2. I was born in
Alsace, near
Strasbourg.
My dad’ s family is from East of France.
My mom’ s family is
from West of France
3. There are some beautiful tracks of the prehistoric humans in France, worth visiting
Lascaux Cave is famous for its cave paintings 17000 years old.
In Antic times, France was populated by the Celtes. In Carnac, Britany – north
West of France you can see Dolmens. When the Romans invaded the
country, they named the Celtes of old France : the Gaulois.
4. Jules Cesar ‘s troops invaded France in 58 before JC till the end of Roman times.
From this periods, some beautiful buildings remained in France.
The very famous French comic
book serie Asterix illustrates in a
funny way the Gaul and Roman
time. The first book was made in
1959, 33 to follow, translated in
100 languages. Check one out
at the library! They are very fun.
5. After Roman times, the Middle Age started about 500 after BC. The first King of
France is Clovis – means Louis in old times. At the end of his reign, Paris was the
capital of now called France. The Middle Age covers a very long period. It finished
in the 15th century. Many kings ruled and transformed France.
Notre Dame Poitiers – 12
century – roman style
Notre Dame
of Paris – 12
century –
gothic style
Carcassonne city
Château de Pierrefonds – end of
Middle Age
6. After the Middle Age, Francois 1rst was a famous King. France was very rich
under his reign. Many beautiful castles were built. Education, invention, culture
were developed. France explorers were venturing the seas as Jacques Cartier
who discovered Canada.
Fontainebleau Chambord
7. Probably the most famous King of France, he reigned for 72 years and was known
as the Sun King. He was very powerful and an absolute monarch which means
everybody in the kingdom had to obey him, pay taxes and had no right to act, even
say things against the King. He spent a lot of money in wars, country conquests, in
castles and feasts. He called himself not using I but He. He is also worldwide
known for the creator of the Chateau de Versailles, the home of Kings from 1682 till
revolution.
8. After years of strong monarchy, wars, extreme wealth for a minority of
people, extreme poverty for the rest, French people could not accept the absolute
control of a King on them. They revolted against the King, Louis 16th, and attacked
the jail Bastille as a symbol. The King and the Queen were arrested and executed.
The most important resulted of this revolt is the end of Monarchy and the
Declaration of Human Rights - the basis of democracy. The ideas of the French
revolution were used for the American revolution as well.
9. It took many years, many governments to put in place the French Republic. Since
the Revolution, it is a Democracy, with a President elected every 5 years. Our
President is elected directly by the French citizens. Today, our President is
Francois Hollande.
10. The Louvre, the most famous museum of France, in Paris.
Arc de Triomphe
Tour Eiffel Basilic Sacre Coeur
11. Mont St Michel
Millau viaduct holds the world record for
the tallest bridge, culminating at 343
meters (higher than the Eiffel tower), 2460
meters long and touching the bottom of
the Tarn valley in only 9 places.
12. Moliere writer in 17th century
Victor Hugo in 19th century
Antoine de Saint-
Exupéry in 20th
century
Some very famous painters from last century
Claude Monet Pierre Renoir Edgar Degas
13. 1. Wine has been made in France since roman empire.
2. French cuisine is considered one of the best cuisines in the world and
there is an average of 2 cooking books being published every day.
3. France is famous for having many castles, palaces and manors. It's said
to have around 40,000 castles.
4. There are more than 300 kinds of cheese made in France.
5. One of the most popular symbols in France is the Eiffel tower which is a
famous tourist attraction that stands at 300 meters tall.
14. Hello = Bonjour
Thank you = Merci
Good bye = au revoir
Welcome = bienvenu
Friend = ami
Please = s’ il vous plait
Thank you all for sharing some information about my country. I hope
you are enjoying it.
